{"id":1305,"date":"2019-06-07T23:15:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T23:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:42:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:42:41","slug":"one-day-i-just-got-off-the-fucking-couch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/2019\/06\/07\/one-day-i-just-got-off-the-fucking-couch\/","title":{"rendered":"One Day I Just Got Off the Fucking Couch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is it that motivates us?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As often as not it\u2019s being so tired or bored with what we have been doing that desire for something new simply lifts us and moves us in a new direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human beings get stuck in ruts.&nbsp; We appreciate the familiar.&nbsp; Sometimes it\u2019s far more comfortable to just stay put than to find a new path.&nbsp; Until we simply cannot stay put.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently I was speaking to some clients about their new health improvements. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One client had waited a very long time to focus on her health, putting it off until her child went to college.&nbsp; During our sessions she reported feeling bored and lonely.&nbsp; She said she wanted to start getting fit, but didn\u2019t want to go to a gym, because she was afraid others might judge her for the way she currently looked.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/8-unique-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/8-unique-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/8-unique-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/8-unique-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/8-unique.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked if she was a more critical judge of herself &#8211; or of others.  She admitted that she judges herself more harshly than she does other people.&nbsp; I simply pointed out that the same is true for most of us and that everyone at the gym is probably too busy judging themselves to have time to judge her.&nbsp; I added that everyone at the gym would be focused on self-improvement and could judge her favorably for pursuing similar goals.&nbsp; She quickly discovered that the feelings of loneliness and boredom decreased at the gym and can\u2019t BELIEVE she waited so long to feel this powerful in her own skin again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another of my clients has begun walking 3 to 4 miles several times a week, and is changing some of her food choices.&nbsp; I asked her what had finally motivated these changes for her and I LOVE her reply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cOne day I just got off the fucking couch and started walking.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After I stopped laughing she told me it wasn\u2019t much that first day.&nbsp; \u201cI only walked three or four blocks, but it felt GOOD to be outside instead of playing a video game, so I decided to take a walk again the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So whether it\u2019s because you are wanting something new in your life, or you\u2019re just tired of \u201cwhat is\u201d you CAN make changes!&nbsp; We have to start somewhere.&nbsp; Maybe all we need to do is get off the fucking couch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try it, and see where your feet lead you!<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/movement_tonemapped-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/movement_tonemapped-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/movement_tonemapped-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/movement_tonemapped-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/movement_tonemapped.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it that motivates us? 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